Patent Systems

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Invention

Patent Term：
20 years from the filing date

Examination Procedure：
substantive examination (the request for substantive examination has to be filed within 3 years from the filing date)

Duration of Examination：
approximately 3 years

Claim for Foreign Priority：
the application has to be filed within 12 months from the filing date of the earliest foreign application

Payment of Maintenance Fee：
annual payment from the 3rd year from the filing date

Utility Model

Patent Term：
10 years from the filing date

Examination Procedure：
formality examination (but novelty examination is required)

Duration of Examination：
approximately 6 months

Claim for Foreign Priority：
the application has to be filed within 12 months from the filing date of the earliest foreign application

Payment of Maintenance Fee：
annual payment after the patent is issued

Design

Patent Term：
10 years from the filing date

Examination Procedure：
formality examination

Duration of Examination：
approximately 6 months

Claim for Foreign Priority：
the application has to be filed within 6 months from the filing date of the earliest foreign application

Payment of Maintenance Fee：
annual payment after the patent is issued